Parenting

Most of us had visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads when we adopted our kiddos. For some of us, it didn’t take too many Christmases to realize that these young lovelies had different ideas of celebrating the holidays. School = trauma. Playing with friends = trauma. Sleeping = trauma. Holidays = trauma. LOVE […]

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Recently I read an article written by a sweet mom who was in the process of adopting. She shared the crazy things people have said to her. They went on to list 5 things NOT to say to someone adopting. It was good advice. Being on this side of adoption – 21 years later – […]

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What exactly are positive parenting skills?
As far as we're concerned, positive parenting skills are the skills we’ve acquired through the last 19 years of parenting our five children. We aren’t psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, or … Read More

Total Transformation

Next up in the Adoption: Let's Be Honest series is therapy for adopted children. This is a very real and not much talked about part of an adoptive family's life. And vital in factoring in on the … Read More

Most Recent Mama Juju Musings

Hi all – Lately I have been seeing lots of these posts on Facebook where someone searching for birth parents is holding a sign similar to ones you see on the street corners asking for $. And I am somewhat struggling with this. Now don’t get me wrong. I am not at all against adopted […]